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October 14, 2009
Express Seed + Syngenta Flowers
Garden Mums Summit at Lucas Greenhouses
The key varieties everyone should know
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The Best of the Best
DO● Focus on the
Recommended charts for specific crops
● Use the Platinum varieties
● Add new varieties at least at a small level
DO NOT● Do not use a “Top Selling”
list or “Sub” list to select varieties
● Try to avoid the Silver varieties
● Do not just book the same thing every year because everything was ok
An often asked question….
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How does a “Family” differ from a “Group”
Family● Collection of color sports from an
original seedling variety
● Variety name includes the original seedling name
● Very reliable to flower together with similar plant size in all crops and all regions
Group● Collection of seedlings or sports
and seedlings that do not all come from one original plant
● Variety names will not have an “easy-to-see” association
● May be similar for some crops but not all
● Likely to see differences from year to year in fall crops
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Key Families and other Families of Interest
●Cheryl – WH (2), YL (2), PK (3), OR, and RD
●Victoria – YL (?), PK, CO (2), OR
●Ursula - YL, PK, CO (2), OR (2)
●Jacqueline – WH, YL, PK, PKTT, COTT, ORTT
● Gigi – WH, GD, PK – all two-tone
● Stacy - PK, OR – both two-tone
● Barbie - PK, BZ
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Gigi Family – Mid Fall - Sep 26, Late 6wk
Strong and compact
Perfect for shallow combos like window boxes, color bowls, and hanging baskets
Pictured here with Tabitha in the fall
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Key Individual Varieties by Color
● White- Marilyn, Wilma, Alexis, Mildred, Frosty Jeanette, Vanna
● Yellow- Diana, Elena, Dawn, Yolanda, Mary, Lisa, Okra, Wilma Yellow,
Bethany, Golden Andrea, Michelle, Bernadette, Monica, Hankie
● Lavender- Jillian, Beth, Wanda, Marsha, Priscilla, Alisha
● Coral/Salmon- Fiona, Lindsay, Emma
● Orange/Bronze- Hannah, Miranda, Harmony, Ashley, Andrea
● Red- Helen, Tabitha, Sly Jenna, Foxy Marjorie, Raquel, Bonnie, Regina
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Yoder Garden Mums
● The broadest range of varieties from one source
- To allow for fresh material throughout the season
● Varieties that work well for growers, retailers, and consumers
- We focus on making things better for all groups
● Best information on what varieties work for each crop
- Varieties that work together for shaded programs
- Varieties for other pot sizes in shaded and natural programs
● Clean stock means clean cuttings
● Selecting varieties in the key regions to find the best varieties for your programs
What’s New
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Opportunity - Container Cover Upgrades
Same crop schedule as the regular pot, just add a cover to increase the price point and retail interest
And they are reusable for the consumer!
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Frosty Cheryl – ESE Fall – Oct 5, 7wk Spr+Sum
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Frosty Cheryl – 2010●Clean white for all programs
- Even at the bud stage
●Well matched to the Cheryl Family with slightly slower response than Cool Cheryl
●Best white Cheryl option for anyone selling at tight flower stage
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Mildred – ESE Fall – Oct 10, 7wk Spr+Sum
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Mildred – 2009●Uniform and consistent
●Large flower size
●Excellent shaded but slower response
●Same flower with better plant than Ingrid
●Bit faster then Brigitte with better KQ
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Bernadette – Early Fall – Sep 13, Late 6wk
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Bernadette – 2010●Early flowered “daisy” with good plant size
- Better plant performance than Anna
●Large flower size
●Works in all natural season crops (including West Coast)
- Too tall and upright in blackcloth crops
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Yolanda – Mid Fall – Sep 17, Late 6wk
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Yolanda – 2009●Rich yellow (bz bud) sphere to follow Elena
●Works for summer but as a second choice
●Better plant and KQ than Janice
●Great option instead of Sunny Gretchen
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Crazy Victoria – Mid Fall – Sep 22, Late 6wk Spr +Sum
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Crazy Victoria – 2009
●Yellow reverse two-tone becoming more orange in cooler conditions
●Just yellow in summer shaded crops
●Bit smaller and bit faster than the other Victoria’s (less so in summer)
●Excellent fall colors itself or in Victoria combo’s
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Wilma Yellow – Late Fall – Sep 29, Late 6wk Spr+Sum
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Wilma Yellow – 2010
●Yellow sport of Wilma for the late fall natural season
- Fits in after Lisa/Okra and before the yellow Cheryl’s
●Can also work in shaded crops, but may be clubby
- The yellow in the Vibrant Group
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Jacqueline Family – Early Fall – Sep 14-18, L6wk Spr+Sum
Jacqueline Peach Fusion
Jacqueline PearlJacqueline
Yellow
Jacqueline Orange Fusion
Jacqueline Pink
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Jacqueline Family – 2010
●Perfect European style plants
●Fusion side of the family provides two-tones for retail excitement
●Solid colors express slight two-tone in cool crops
- Two-tones will express more secondary color in hot crops
●Uniform carts or color combos in larger pots
- Will not make premium size in 14-inch pots
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Marsha – Early Fall – Sep 16, Early 6wk Spr+Sum
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Marsha – 2010●Flowering response with Priscilla but better plant
strength
●Upgrades the plant habit and flower form of Megan
- Flowers earlier than Megan in the south
●Earlier with longer lasting flower color than Cecilia
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Lindsay – Late Fall – Sep 26, Late 6wk
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Lindsay – Euro Prophet – ’09●Perfect plant shape in strong coral color
●Shaded potential but looks better in larger pots
●Use Fiona, Penelope (small), Lindsay, and Emma for a steady flow of fresh CO/SN
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Fancy + Jazzy Ursula – Early – Sep 14+13, L6wk Spr+Sum
Warm Ursula
Festive Ursula
Fancy Ursula
Jazzy Ursula
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Spring Ursula Group – w/Alexis and Bravo (use Tabitha for fuller plant)
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Fancy + Jazzy Ursula – 2010
●Upgrades current Ursula colors by making them more distinct
- Fancy Ursula more distinct orange even in hot shaded crops
- Faster than Warm Ursula so better match with the rest of the family
- Jazzy Ursula more distinct coral in all crops and stays coral in warm crops
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Nutty Fiona – Early Fall – Sep 15, 7wk
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Nutty Fiona – 2009
●Bronze-red for fall
- Almost red at bud stage
- Becomes a rich bronze with age – nice for fall
●Not for summer because of flower quality and uniformity
●Bit faster and bit smaller than Fiona
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Brunette Barbie – LSE Fall – Oct 16, 7wk
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Brunette Barbie – 2009
●Bronze sport of Barbie
- More of a fall color for the end of the season
●Not for summer – too slow, too upright
●More sphere/less spread than Andrea with redder color
●Color may not be the best in hot climates